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BEDSTEAD.

No. 798,330A

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1905.

Application filed February 8, 1905. Serial No. 244,736.

T all, 'L1/71,0112, t may concern:

Beitknown that l, CHARLES HENRY GAsAU, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city1 of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,have invented a new and Improved Bedstead, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in bedsteads, an object being' to provide a bedstead of novel construction that may be readily adjusted as to length, that may be quickly changed to form a crib, and that may be compactly folded for storage or transportation.

I will describe a bedstead embodying' my invention and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the gures Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bedstead embodying my invention with one of the side guards removed. Fig. 2 isalongitudinal vertical section thereof, and Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

The bedstead comprises two telescopic members A B. head portion, has angular iron side rails 5 and angular iron head cross-rails 6, the said rails being supported on the head-legs 7 and the inner legs 8, these legs also being preferably of angular iron. The opposite legs 8 are connected together and braced b v means of crossrails 10, while the legs 7 are connected and braced by a cross-bar 11, and the legs 7 and 8 of a side are connected by brace-bars 12. The head-frame 13 is pivotally connected, as at 14, to upward extensions of the legs 7, so that said head-frame may be folded down onto the bed-bottom when the bedstead is not in use. It may be held in its upper position, however, by means of locking devices consisting ofplates 15, mounted to swing on the legs 7 and having notches to receive lugs 16 on the side members of the head-frame. Connected to the side rails 5 is the bed-bottom consisting of interwoven or connected wires 17, which have spring connections with said rails.

The section B of the bed has side rails 18, connected at the outer end to the foot-legs 19, and the opposite legs 19 are connected by a cross-bar 20. These side rails 18 and the bar 20 are of angular iron, as are also the legs 19.

The member A, which forms the,

'ily thereon.

A spring-bottom 21 is connected tov the side rails 18, and these side rails are arranged to slide in the rails 5 of the section A, and the lower edges of these rails 18 rest upon plates 22, connected to the legs 7,8. A foot-frame 23 is pivotally connected, as at 24, to upward extensions of the legs 19, so that said frame may be folded down, and it is held in upward position by means of locking-plates 25, mounted to swing on the legs 19 and having' notches to receive lugs 26 on the side members of the foot-frame.

As a means for locking the sections as adjusted with relation to each other 1 employ a locking-bar 27, which is pivoted to one of the side rails 18, as clearly indicated in Fig. 2, and the inner end of said bar is turned downward, as at 28, to engage in any one of a series of. openings 29, formed in the bar 22. The outer end of the bar 27 is turned downward, as indicated at 30, the said part 30 being guided through an opening in a lug 31, formed on a plate 32, attached to and extended downward from the bar 20, and on the lower end of this portion 30 is an outwardly-extended foot-plate 33. The lockingbar is held yieldingly in its locking position by means of a spring 34, attached at one end to a side rail 18 and engaging at its free or outer end underneath a bend of the rod 27.

When adjusting the bedstead lengthwise, the locking-bar may be held out of locking position by means of a plate 35, mounted to swing on the bar 20 and adapted to engage its lower end on the upper side of the footplate 33. When the bedstead is used as a crib, it is necessary to place side guards thereon. These side guards consist of telescopic frames 36 37, and to these frames a suitable wire-netting is attached. The inner end member of the frame 37 has its upper and lower ends turned to form hooks 38 39 to engage, respectively, around the upper and lower members of the frame 36, so as to slide read- The outer` end members of the frame 37 have vinwardly-turned perforated lugs 40 at their ends, through which fastening-rods 41 pass, the said rods also passing through eyes 42 43, the eyes 42 being attached to the side members of the foot-frame, while the eyes 43 are attached to the foot-legs 19. These lugs when the frarne 37 is in position will rest on the upper sides of the eyes. The outer end member of the frame 36 is provided With inwardly-extended lugs 44, which are provided with perforations to receive fastening-rods 45, which also pass through eyes IOO 46 47, formed, respectively, on the side members of the head-frame and on the legs 7. The inner end members of the frame 36 are provided with inwardly-extended perforated lugs 48 after engaging with upwardly-extended pins 49 on the legs 8.

By the construction shown and described it is obvious that the bedstead may be adjusted as to length without {irst removing the side guards; but when the device is not to be used as a crib the said side guards may be readily removed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire'to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A bedstead comprising two longitudinal telescopic sections, a plate attached to one of the sections, on which the side rail ofgthe other section rests, said plate having openbeing turned downward, a foot-plateon said downwardly-turned portion, and a locking'- plate mounted to swing on the foot portion of the bed for engaging with said foot-plate.

3. A bedstead comprising two telescopic sections, a perforated plate on one oli the sections and on which a side rail of the other section rests, a spring-pressed locking-bar having a hook end for engaging in any one of the said perforations, and a locking-plate for said 40 4. A bedstead comprising a head-section, head-legs for said section, inner legs for said section, a swinging head-frame on the headlegs, eyes on said frame and on said legs, up-

wardly-eXtended pins on the inner legs, aside giiard5'frarne having` inwardly-turned perforated lugs at its head end, a locking-rod adapted to pass through said lugs and through said eyes, and an inwardly-turned perforated lug 5c at the inner end of the frame for engaging over said pin, and a foot-section adjustable longitudinally in the head-section.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciiication in `the presence of two sub- 5 5 

